CLEVELAND, Ohio — Four Northeast Ohio football prospects moved up in the latest ESPN 300 rankings for the Class of 2014 released Tuesday night.

Glenville teammates Marshon Lattimore and Erick Smith join St. Vincent-St. Mary teammates Dante Booker and Parris Campbell Jr. on the latest version of ESPN’s list of top recruits.

Lattimore cracked the top 50, moving up one spot from No. 51 to No. 50. Smith moved from No. 231 up to No. 228. Lattimore and Smith are both rated as 4-star prospects and are mulling offers from a long list of suitors, including Ohio State and Alabama.

Booker and Campbell, both part of the Buckeyes 2014 recruiting class, also moved up in the rankings. Booker moved from No. 156 to No. 127. Campbell was the biggest mover of the local players, making a huge jump from No. 291 to No. 174.

In all, eight players from Ohio dot the latest ESPN 300.

National Signing Day is Feb. 5.

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